His audition: Zae Romeo, 21, of McKinney, Texas, performed “Falling” by Harry Styles. An impressive glory note early in the performance prompted chair turns from Kelly Clarkson and Nick Jonas. John Legend and Blake Shelton later turned as well. That made Zae one of just four singers to turn all four chairs in the blinds….
Her audition: Rachel Mac, 15 of Romeo, Mich., performed “Let Him Fly” by Patti Griffin. Nick Jonas turned his chair before she even hit the chorus. In spite of some impressive glory notes and a tender ending, no one else turned. Nick called Rachel “an exciting vocalist.” Here’s more about Rachel: * Her parents divorced…
The Voice unveiled its final four — as in the last four artists to nab a spot on Season 20 — Monday night. Then the show dropped a bit of a bombshell. Kelly Clarkson will miss the battle round. She was apparently under the weather when the battles were filmed. Her place will be taken…
The remaining American Idol contestants performed duets on Monday’s pre-taped show, hoping to advance to the Show Stopper round. And while the judges fretted over eliminating so much talent, very few familiar faces left the stage. Gone is Claudia Conway, daughter of anti-Trump dad George and pro-Trump mom Kellyanne, who was fortunately absent from Monday’s…
American Idol’s first Hollywood Week episode confirmed one thing for certain. The show rounded up a talented and diverse group of artists for Season 19. Sunday night featured the genre challenge performances. Contestants were split up by genre, selected a song to perform, then either advanced to Monday’s duet round or were eliminated from…
His audition: Connor Christian, 23, of Gallipolis, Ohio, auditioned with “Bright Lights” by Gary Clark Jr. He coaxed chair turns from Blake Shelton, Nick Jonas and Kelly Clarkson. Kelly complimented him on a blues bar type vibe and on his rasp. Blake said he loved the way Connor rocked out on stage. Connor chose to…
The audition: Christine Cain, 27, of Pasadena, Calif., performed “Watermelon Sugar” by Harry Styles. John Legend turned quickly, followed by Kelly Clarkson. John called it the most soulful performance he’s heard of the song and said he was captivated by her tone. Christine joined Team Legend. Here’s more about Christine: * Growing up, Christine was…
New post-Voice music out this week includes country singles from Todd Tilghman, JessLee and Casi Joy. Here’s a bit about each of those releases. The links take you to the songs on Apple Music. Or you can check out the Spotify snippets below. Todd Tilghman, winner of The Voice Season 18, released “Jesus and…
New post-Voice music out includes singles from Brynn Cartelli, Britton Buchanan and Sydney Rhame. Here’s a bit about each of those releases. The links take you to the songs on Apple Music. Or you can check out Spotify snippets below. * Brynn Cartelli, the Season 14 champion, released her first single in two years…
Her audition: Gihanna Zoe, 17, of Redlands, Calif., performed “She Used to Be Mine” by Sara Bareilles. Kelly Clarkson and Nick Jonas turned late in the performance. Kelly said she was impressed by Gihanna and thinks they would make a good fit. Nick said Gihanna’s soaring high notes were especially impressive. Giahnna opted to join…
